Obama’s State of the Union Address - Foreign Policy

When it came to Foreign Policy it was short and not much on detail, here is an ironic comment if you think about the problem that Obama is having in bringing terrorists to trial, “ And America’s moral example must always shine for all who yearn for freedom and justice and dignity. ” Lets be clear some of the terrorists that the US holds will never be released, some will never see a Court, the US intelligence networks have made it clear that some of these individuals are a major threat to the US security but due to the structure of trials they will never get their day in Court and can never be freed. The President stated the following on Iraq, “ Look to Iraq, where nearly 100,000 of our brave men and women have left with their heads held high. …..American combat patrols have ended, violence is down, and a new government has been formed. This year, our civilians will forge a lasting partnership with the Iraqi people, while we finish the job of bringing our troops out of Iraq. America’s commitment has been kept. The Iraq war is coming to an end. ”. Only a fool would leave Iraq after the costs in the lives of US and UK Armed Forces Personnel, if the US follows through with its plan to leave in 2011 it is handing Iraq over to Iran, does it want Iran with its powerful army and aims to be a nuclear power in control of Iraq. President Obama should recall the cost of Iran to Jimmy Carter. On Afghanistan, it snow Obama’s War, the President stated the following, “ We’ve also taken the fight to al Qaeda and their allies abroad. In Afghanistan, our troops have taken Taliban strongholds and trained Afghan security forces. Our purpose is clear: By preventing the Taliban from reestablishing a stranglehold over the Afghan people, we will deny al Qaeda the safe haven that served as a launching pad for 9/11. Thanks to our heroic troops and civilians, fewer Afghans are under the control of the insurgency. There will be tough fighting ahead, and the Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them. This year, we will work with nearly 50 countries to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home. ” God this sounds like LBJ and the Vietnam War, no one person with an ounce of understanding of history thinks the Afghanistan War is going well, its not, it never will, but the US is struck in Afghanistan due to Pakistan, its weak nuclear armed neighbour. On Pakistan President Obama stated the following, “ In Pakistan, al Qaeda’s leadership is under more pressure than at any point since 2001. Their leaders and operatives are being removed from the battlefield. Their safe havens are shrinking. And we’ve sent a message from the Afghan border to the Arabian Peninsula to all parts of the globe: We will not relent, we will not waver, and we will defeat you. ” It has been reported that Tony Blair wished he had read history at University, well Obama should have dropped out of Harvard Law and read some British Imperial History, the above statement would not have been uttered by someone with a brief knowledge of politics and history of the region. Thus folks a D- for POTUS when it comes to foreign policy in the State of Union, if your Iran, North Korea, the terrorists you will see Obama as weak and easy to roll, never a good image for a President running for re-election.